Some of the area's largest employers:

Burger's Smokehouse, which cures and processes hams, turkeys, and other speciality meats for shipment all over the world;

Honeysuckle White, a division of Cargill Inc., which produces poultry;

Tana Wire Marker, which produces the brightly colored balls affixed to electrical wires to warn aircraft of their presence;

Arkansas Valley Feather, which processes and markets feather products;

Racker's Manufacturing (steel fabrication);

Aerosonics (heating and air conditioning equipment);

Mo-Wood (cabinets and wood products);

California Manufacturing (coats and jackets).